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require 'brakeman/checks/base_check'

#Check for vulnerability in translate() helper that allows cross-site scripting
class Brakeman::CheckTranslateBug < Brakeman::BaseCheck
  Brakeman::Checks.add self

  @description = "Report XSS vulnerability in translate helper"

  def run_check
    return if lts_version? '2.3.18.6'
    if (version_between?('2.3.0', '2.3.99') and tracker.config.escape_html?) or
        version_between?('3.0.0', '3.0.10') or
        version_between?('3.1.0', '3.1.1')

      confidence = if uses_translate?
        :high
      else
        :medium
      end

      description = [" has a vulnerability in the translate helper with keys ending in ", msg_code("_html")]

      message = if rails_version =~ /^3\.1/
                  msg(msg_version(rails_version), *description, ". Upgrade to ", msg_version("3.1.2"))
                elsif rails_version =~ /^3\.0/
                  msg(msg_version(rails_version), *description, ". Upgrade to ", msg_version("3.0.11"))
                else
                  msg("Rails 2.3.x using the rails_xss plugin", *description)
                end

      warn :warning_type => "Cross-Site Scripting",
        :warning_code => :translate_vuln,
        :message => message,
        :confidence => confidence,
        :gem_info => gemfile_or_environment,
        :link_path => "http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/2b61d70fb73c7cc5"
    end
  end

  def uses_translate?
    Brakeman.debug "Finding calls to translate() or t()"

    tracker.find_call(:target => nil, :methods => [:t, :translate]).any?
  end
end

Version data entries

105 entries across 91 versions & 4 rubygems

Version	Path
brakeman-5.2.3	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-lib-5.2.3	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-min-5.2.3	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-5.2.2	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-lib-5.2.2	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-min-5.2.2	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-5.2.1	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-lib-5.2.1	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-min-5.2.1	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-5.2.0	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-lib-5.2.0	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-min-5.2.0	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-5.1.2	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-lib-5.1.2	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-min-5.1.2	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-5.1.1	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-lib-5.1.1	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-min-5.1.1	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-5.1.0	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb
brakeman-lib-5.1.0	lib/brakeman/checks/check_translate_bug.rb